This is How to Fly a Helo!!

**cancidas** · 03-04-2008, 05:13 PM

http://www.airshowbuzz.com/videos/view.php?v=8c791d6c

i had the chance of fueling this helo once, she stopped in SNS on it's way to SFO's fleet week a few years back.

**flyboy 28** · 03-04-2008, 06:10 PM

Wow. I knew you could loop an Apache and a Lynx, but not a 206. Neat camera angle, too.

**Nick** · 03-04-2008, 06:11 PM

See, I knew Blue Thunder wasn't the only one that could do it! ;)

**cancidas** · 03-04-2008, 06:24 PM

it's a BO-105. never really paid any attention to them in the past. from what i've heard it's a great helo!

**Gerard** · 03-04-2008, 06:46 PM

it's a BO-105. never really paid any attention to them in the past. from what i've heard it's a great helo!

NYPD Aviation had one back in the early 90s. PD 2 was its number. It was the first non-Bell
helicopter ever bought by AU. It lasted until July '92 when it landed hard at Floyd Bennett Field
pretty much making it a write-off. Both officers involved were injured but not seriously.
NYSPD also had one using it up in the Adirondack region.
I have a video of a military one in Europe doing a loop like Blue Thunder but nothing like the
rolls this one does. Very cool.

**Gerard** · 03-04-2008, 11:01 PM

Here is more wild video of the Red Bull ship

http://www.airspacemag.com/multimedia/video/heli.php

**cancidas** · 03-05-2008, 12:06 AM

the CALSTAR guys i know out west are completely happy with thiers. they save a lot of money buying used -105s and converting them to EMS ships that buying brand-new build helos (obviously) but they are also powerful enough to handle operations up in the mountains. the SNS base used to have one until a Bell 222 with wheels was picked up so that they didn't have to low hover right above the fuel farm to land. now they land out on the field and taxi in to the hangar.

**Gerard** · 03-05-2008, 06:59 PM

Many pilots refer to the 105 as a "truck", a "work horse" and that is with affection. Supposedly it isnt the most comfortable to sit in for long flights. I've always loved that
ship. I remember when I first got into helo spotting back in the mid-70s there were many
105s being flown back then commercially. Of course this was before the S76, A109 days.
I was at Floyd one day and the PD pilots were training in their 105 going from a steady high hover then diving to the ground and doing running landings on the grass. It was VERY cool and I have video from it. They must have done this for 30 minutes or so.

**cancidas** · 03-05-2008, 10:37 PM

Originally Posted by Gerard

Many pilots refer to the 105 as a "truck", a "work horse" and that is with affection. Supposedly it isnt the most comfortable to sit in for long flights. I've always loved that
ship. I remember when I first got into helo spotting back in the mid-70s there were many
105s being flown back then commercially. Of course this was before the S76, A109 days.
I was at Floyd one day and the PD pilots were training in their 105 going from a steady high hover then diving to the ground and doing running landings on the grass. It was VERY cool and I have video from it. They must have done this for 30 minutes or so.

i'd love to see that!

**Derf** · 03-05-2008, 11:50 PM

Originally Posted by Nick

See, I knew Blue Thunder wasn't the only one that could do it! ;)

**Gerard** · 03-06-2008, 07:43 PM

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>i'd love to see that![/quote]<

I have some GREAT footage of lots of stuff but all on VHS-C and Hi8. One day I'll get a lot
of this onto the 'Net. A future project. :lol: